The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS-,

IL the Senate on the 10th petitions were
presented for reduction Of internal revenue and
in regard to the pending Interstate Commerce
bill The Senate concurred IN the House amend
ments to the bill TO provide lands for the Indians
in severalty and then took up the Interstate
Commerce bill. Senators Beck and Cullom
spoke at length in favor of the conference re-
port and Senator Stanford against it. After an e1-
executive session the Senate adjourned. In the
House, after the receipt Of a communication
from the Secretary Of the Treasury in reply to
the resolution asking for an Interpretation of
the tariff law respecting the duty on fish, bills
were introduced. among them bill by Mr.. Nor
rill, Of Kansas, to place lumber and salt on the
free list, and by Mr. Peters, Of Kansas, author
izing the erection OF public buildings in towns
where the gross receipts of the Government are
$1,000. The floor was then given TO the
District Of Columbia Committee, and after the
passage of several district measures the House
adjourned
THE Senate on the 11th took up, amended
and passed the House bill for the relief Of set
tiers and purchasers Of land in Kansas and Ne
braska. The bill appropriates $4,000 to reim-
burse those who had to pay the Northern Kan
ses railroad for their lands. At twelve o'clock
the Senate resumed consideration Of the Inter
state Commerce bill, debate on which continued
until adjournment. In the House committees
reported and the bill appropriating money to
purchse site and erect public building at
Charleston. S. c., was considered. In Commit
tee Of the Whole the House took up the bill
creating Department of Agriculture and La
Dor, and the bill was finally reported to the
House and passed. The bill to amend the act
TO establish the Bureau of Animal Industry was
taken up and debated until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr. Hoar re-
ported the bill to extend the time for filing
claims in the Court of Claims, under the French
SpOliation act, twelve months. Mr.. Allison re-
ported back an appropriation bill with amend
ments The bill amending the statutes in
regard to the renting or selling of Govern
ment property was taken up and passed.
Debate on the Interstate Commerce bill
was then resumed and continued
until adjournment. In the House, after
routine work, the special order, the Edmunds
Anti-Polygamy bill and Mr. fuckers substitute
then came up, and after q lengthy debate the
substitute was agreed TO, and the bill as amend
ed passed without division, only eight mem
bers rising TO demand the yeas and nays. Ad-
journed.
IL the Senate on the 18th committees re-
ported, and Mr.. Vests resolution directing the
Secretary of the Treasury TO furnish full and
complete statement in itemized accounts of
prosecutions Of criminal cases in State courts
by Federal officials from July /, 1879. to De-
was modified at the suggestion of Mr.. Ed
munds so as to include civil cases and then
adopted. Debate on the Interstate Commerce
bill was then resumed, and occupied most of
the day. The Senate disagreed TO the House
amendment to the Anti-Polygamy bill and
conference was appointed. Adjourned 81. In
the House, after routine business, the bill passed
amending the law regulating the removal of
causes from State to Federal courts by increaS-
ing the amount from 500 TO 5000 and making
other restrictions as to removing such causes,
among them depriving United States District
Courts OF jurisdiction in civil suits between cor
porations and the citizen of State. The bill
also passed providing for the bringing Of suits
against the Government. Adjourned.
AFTER the Senate had disposed of pre-
liminary work on the 18th the conference report
on the bill making an annual appropriation to
provide arms and equipments for the militia
reducing the appropriation from 100000 to
S4O0OOO, was agreed TO and the conference re-
port on the Interstate Commerce bill was
again taken up and the debate was resumed
and continued until near midnight, when a
vote was finally reached and the report was
agreed to and the bill passed by 43 yeas to Is
nays Adjourned till Monday. -. In the House
the day was devoted to the private calendar.
The conference reports on the Electoral Count
bill and the bill increasing the appropriation
for public building at Fort Scott, Kan, TO S40,-
900 was agreed to. Many private bills were con-
sidered in Committee of the Whole and passed.
and at the evening session twenty-four pension
bills passed.